Meaning of the nameMia
- Female
- Mi-a
Mia is a female name that began as a short form of Maria in Germanic and Nordic languages; the meaning of Maria is debated.
Meaning
The meaning of Mia is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,628
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,914
- Median age
- 3 years
- 2010 Census
- 60
- people
Mia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Mia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (845 people).
1,615 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Mia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Mia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 543 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 169 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 138 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 126 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 119 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 93 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 82 | 0.013% |
| Minas Gerais | 59 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 44 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 30 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 28 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 26 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 25 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 25 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 23 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 22 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 21 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Mia
Mia is a diminutive of Maria, according to Behind the Name, and an abbreviated form of Maria in Danish and German, according to Wiktionary. Maria comes from Latin, from Greek Μαρία and ultimately from Hebrew Miriam, whose meaning has been debated for centuries. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,628 people named Mia, almost always women and mostly born from 2010 onward.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Mia · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Mia · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Maria · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Miriam · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Mia
What does the name Mia mean?
The meaning of Mia is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Mia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,628 people with the first name Mia, which ranks it number 5,914 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.
Is Mia a boy's or a girl's name?
Mia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,615 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Mia most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.002% of the state's population is named Mia (138 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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